Comments on: EDS is fucked up too http://inluminent.com/2002/11/06/eds-is-fucked-up-too/ my comments on business, marketing, advertising, email, CAN-SPAM, selling as a profession, photography, computers and other stuff... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:44:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wrharper http://inluminent.com/2002/11/06/eds-is-fucked-up-too/comment-page-1/#comment-301 wrharper Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=299#comment-301 Not necessarily true. My company for instance, was overstaffed in 2001. Our consultants were only busy about 50% of the time. After a rather painful round of layoffs we have: Profits (woo hoo no more losses) Happier employees (well the ones still here anyway) and Clients who are just as happy. (This is really kind of key. We pretty much cut deadwood, and found out later many of the clients they served were unhappy with the services they got anyway. Not necessarily true. My company for instance, was overstaffed in 2001. Our consultants were only busy about 50% of the time. After a rather painful round of layoffs we have:

Profits (woo hoo no more losses)
Happier employees (well the ones still here anyway)
and
Clients who are just as happy. (This is really kind of key. We pretty much cut deadwood, and found out later many of the clients they served were unhappy with the services they got anyway.

]]> By: Ryan http://inluminent.com/2002/11/06/eds-is-fucked-up-too/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Ryan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=299#comment-302 Indeed. A healthy company can either a) realize that it is overstaffed and cut those jobs after the fact, or b) detect/foresee a downturn in their sales (be it seasonal, economic, or a shrinking market) and reduce staff to maintain profitability rather than waiting until they must do it to restore profitability. Seibel, for instance, lays off 5% of its workforce every quarter. Because it's company policy, they have the ability to expand or contract their workforce as needed, and nobody will even notice. Sneaky. Indeed. A healthy company can either a) realize that it is overstaffed and cut those jobs after the fact, or b) detect/foresee a downturn in their sales (be it seasonal, economic, or a shrinking market) and reduce staff to maintain profitability rather than waiting until they must do it to restore profitability.

Seibel, for instance, lays off 5% of its workforce every quarter. Because it’s company policy, they have the ability to expand or contract their workforce as needed, and nobody will even notice. Sneaky.

]]> By: Dennis D. http://inluminent.com/2002/11/06/eds-is-fucked-up-too/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Dennis D. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=299#comment-303 30% of our labor personnel were cut (non-professional). Those jobs each have a measurable workload. The people remaining pick up added work. This wasn't the first cut and won't be the last. The company grows and the associated workload increases. Basically, the laborers work until they either drop (leave), get injured, or die. Then they are replaced (maybe). Big population, fewer jobs, less money for labor is the success formula today. Go to a financial message board and type the subject rising unemployment, or benefits cut, and watch the stock rise. Bottom line: deal with it. 30% of our labor personnel were cut (non-professional). Those jobs each have a measurable workload. The people remaining pick up added work. This wasn’t the first cut and won’t be the last. The company grows and the associated workload increases. Basically, the laborers work until they either drop (leave), get injured, or die. Then they are replaced (maybe). Big population, fewer jobs, less money for labor is the success formula today. Go to a financial message board and type the subject rising unemployment, or benefits cut, and watch the stock rise. Bottom line: deal with it.

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